Location
Cornonagh a townland of 547 statute acres 2 roods and 20 perches. It is about three miles from Crossmaglen on the Creggan-Ballsmill road. It is bounded on the north by Drumbally, Cregganbane and Lurgancullenboy, on the east by Mounthill, on the south by County Louth and on the west by Coolderry.
Name of townland
The name of the townland means either "The high hill of whins" or "The round hill of the river" depending on the authority consulted. There is no other townland in Ireland with that name.
There are two articles about Cornonagh in "Creggan", the Journal of the Creggan Local History Society, both by Len Gourd-
Sources of Information
Information about the townland was extracted from the following sources -
Valuation
In the Tithe Applotment Books the total area is given as 315 acres 1 rood and 20 perches (Irish). The Half Yearly Rectorial Tithe was £10-6-1. The 1837 Townland Valuation recorded only houses worth £5 or more a year. There were none in the townland. The Third Revaluation (1975) did not identify property by townlands. Instead, it used the new Post Office system of road names and post codes. It can therefore not be used to continue this series of household, land and property censuses. To get as close as possible to the present, the position in the townland at the date of the last recorded revision of the Second Revaluation is presented. Griffiths Valuation records the owner of the townland as mostly Rev. Edward J. Hamilton with the exception of 231/2 acres belonging to Samuel Gilmore and George Griffin. In addition to the land they owned, Samuel Gilmore and George Griffin also leased an additional 21 acres. The following table compares the acreage distribution in 1854 and 1935.
The land holdings in 1957 were not counted. Census of Ireland 1901 The Census enumerated 193 people in 48 households, a ratio of 4 people per household. Native Irish Speakers Of the 48 households enumerated in the Census, 26 contained at least one native Irish speaker - 38 in all. Since theirs was the last generation to have been born into a predominently Irish speaking environment, their names are recorded here. All were born in Co. Armagh, with the exception of Mary Donaghy, Edward Hearty and Rose Conlon - born in Co. Louth and Mary Quinn, Co Monaghan.
Population Decline The following table sets out the number of houses and population enumerated in the townland in each of the 11 Censuses held between 1841 and 1951.
In the period of 110 years, the number of households reduced by 68% and the population by 78% - more than three quarters. The reduction continued steadily until the 1920s, after which the rate of decline slowed. Names of House and Land Holders In the Tithe Applotment Books it is possible that the same person may appear more than once for different parcels of land. All the Valuation records identify separately those with houses in the townland and those who leased or owned land these while living elsewhere. The Census enumerated only those with households in the townland. The Table below sets out this information accordingly. Although the data is not strictly comparable since the information was gathered for different purposes and used varying criteria, it provides a comparison of the names listed in the townland at the different periods. While we can not discern the direct lines of descent it is clear that many are from the same families. |
Hearth Money Roll | Census of Creggan | Tithe Applotment Books | Griffiths Valuation | Census of Ireland | First NI Revaluation | Second Revaluation | |
1664 | 1766 | 1828 | 1854 | 1901 | 1935 | 1957 | 1969 |
Cornionagh | Corneonagh | Corneonagh | Cornoonagh | Cornonagh | Cornoonagh | Cornoonagh | Cornoonagh |
Households/Land | Households | Households | Households | Households | Households | ||
Patt O'Lawell | Bryan Callaghan | Lennox Bigger Esq. | James Brennan | Rose Callaghan | Henry Comisky | James Conlon | Brendan Conlon |
Philip O'Lawell | Bryan Casey | James Brianan | Peter Brennan | Patrick Conlon | Patrick Comiskey | M. Conlon | M. Conlon |
Turlagh O'Lawell | Thomas Connelan | Patt Brannan Jun | Sarah Brennan | Peter Conlon | Thomas Conlon | Patrick Conlon | Patrick Conlon |
James O'Mullaghan | Owen Donnelly | Patt Brannan Sen | Michael Casey | James Cummiskey | Charles Donaghy | Bridget Donaghy | Bridget Donaghy |
Patt O'Mullaghan | Isaac Donnely | Patt Brannan Sen | James Conlon | Michael Cummiskey | Mary Donaghy | Catherine Donaghy | Catherine Donaghy |
Patrick Donnely | James Conlon | Michael Conlon | Thomas Cummiskey | Mary Donaghy | Margaret Donaghy | Margaret Donaghy | |
Peter Donnely | Thomas Conlon | Patrick Conlon | Mary Donaghy | Thomas Donaghy | Thomas Donaghy | Owen Donaghy | |
Richard Evers | Edward Cummiskey | Edward Cumisky | Mary Donaghy | Julia Donnelly | Patrick Donnelly | Patrick Donnelly | |
Cormick Herety | Michael Cummiskey | Reps Edward Cumisky | Michael Donnelly | Owen Duffy | Owen Duffy | Patrick Duffy | |
Michael Herety | Patt Cummiskey | Michael Cumiskey | Peter Donnelly | John Hannon | John Hannon | Thomas Flynn | |
Bryan Hughs | Peter Cummiskey | Bridget Denahy | Bernard Duffy | Edward Hearty Jun. | Laurence Hearty | Margaret Hearty | |
John Hutcheson | Patt Donaghy | Peter Denaghy | Thomas Duffy | Felix Hearty | Matthew Hearty | Michael Hearty | |
Andrew Keane | Peter Donaghy | Anne Devlin | Thomas Eastwood | Kate Hearty | Michael Hearty | Patrick Loy | |
Denis Keane | Owen Donnelly | Michael Donnelly | Bryan Faughy | Mary Hearty | Thomas Hearty | Bridget Mallon | |
Edmund Keene | Cormick Duffy | John Dubbs | Mary Faughy | Matthew Hearty | Mary Kane | Hugh Martin | |
Laurence Keane | Owen Duffy | James Duffy | Edward Hearty | Michael Hearty | Mary Loy | Michael McGeeney | |
Widow Keane | Owen Duffy Jun | Patrick Duffy | Matthew Hearty | Pater Hearty | Bridget Mallon | Patrick McGeeney | |
Daniel Kieran | James Eastwood | James Eastwood | Patrick Hearty | Reps. Owen Hughes | Hugh Martin | James McKeown | |
Hugh Lamb | Edward Hearty | Hugh Fahy | Patrick Hearty | Hugh Martin | P. Martin | T.McKeown | |
Neese McElterny | John Hearty | James Fahy | Alice Hughes | John McCooey | Arthur McCooey | Michael McShane | |
Phelemy McEnalty | Patt Hearty | Mary Golligly | Lawrance Hughes | Patrick McCooey | Michael McGeeney | Michael McShane | |
James McGaw | Owen Hearty | Arthur Harty | Patrick Hughes | Michael McComiskey | T.McKeown | P.J. McShane | |
Art McGeeny | Arthur Hughes | Hugh Harvey | John Kiernan | Michael McGeeney | Tkomas McKeown | Mary Traynor | |
Edmund McGinisse | Lawrence Hughes | Reps. Edward Hearty | Thomas Lavell | Peter McGeeney | Michael McShane | Nicholas Traynor | |
Edmund McGraw | Peter Hughes | Laurence Herty | Edward Martin | Rose McGurk | P. McShane | Patrick Traynor | |
John McInvine | Thomas Hughes | Matthew Herty | Patrick McCooey | James McKeown | P.J. McShane | Patrick Traynor | |
Art Murphy | Thomas Kernaghan | Nicholas Herty | Patrick McCooey | Patrick McKeown | John Morgan | Patrick Woods | |
Joseph Powell | Henry Kirk | Arthur Hughes | Patrick McGeeney | John McShane | James Traynor | ||
John Quinn | Manus Kirk | Bryan Hughes | Peter McGeeney | Michael McShane | Nicholas Traynor | Land | |
Edmund Roundtree | Peter Kirk | Denis Hughes | Rose McGuirk | John Morgan | Patrick Traynor | ||
Peter Tool | Bryan Lavell | James Hughes | Patrick McKeown | Michael Morgan | Patrick Woods | J. Campbell | |
Edward Lavelle | Judith and Rose Hughes | John McShane | Peter Morgan | Michael Conlon | |||
Hugh Lavelle | Laurence Hughes | Peter McShane | Patrick Morris | Land | John Daly | ||
James Mageeney | Peter Hughes | Margaret Morgan | Patrick Murphy | J. Campbell | Mary Daly | ||
Peter Mageeney | Thomas Kiernan | Michael Morgan | James O'Hagan | Michael Conlon (Thomas) | Patrick Duffy | ||
Thomas Mageeney | Henry Kirk | Patrick Morgan | Richard O'Hagan | Thomas Conlon | Arthur Hamill | ||
Patt Maginnis | John Kirk | Rose Morris | Peter Quinn | Patrick Duffy | Richard Hamilton | ||
Bryan McArdle | Patrick Larkin | Francis Murphy | Ellen Robb | Arthur Hamill | Laurence Hearty | ||
Widow McArdle | Thomas Lavill | James O'Hagan | John Smith | Richard Hamilton | Mary Kane | ||
Arthur McBride | John Loey | Mary Palmer | Bryan Traynor | Felix Hearty | Peter Kane | ||
Hugh McBride | Arthur Mageany | Mary Quinn | James Traynor | Reps Owen Hughes | James Keenan | ||
John McCabe | Reps Edward Mageany | Peter Robb | Michael Traynor | Peter Kane | Patrick J. King | ||
Thomas McCave | Laurence Mageany | John Smith | Patrick Woods | J. Keegan | Patrick Larkin | ||
James McCooey | Michael Mageany | Bryan Traynor | James Keenan | J. Mallon | |||
Owen McCooey | Edward Magennis | Patrick Traynor | Land | Patrick Larkin | John Mallon | ||
Michael McDaniel | Felix Magennis | Patrick Traynor | Thomas Eastwood | Michael McGeeney | |||
Patt McDaniel | James Magennis | Michael Woods | Anne Faughey | Thomas Magill | Michael McKeown | ||
Roger McDaniel | Patrick Maguirk | [illegible] McShane | Maggie Faughey | J. Mallon | Patrick McQuillan | ||
James McDonnell | Bryan McArdle | Arthur Hamill | Michael McGeeney | Patrick John McShane | |||
James McEntegart | Michael McCabe | James Keenan | Michael McKeown | Patrick McShane | |||
Owen McFagy | Eliza McCoy | Patrick Larkin | Patrick John McShane | Ellen Morgan | |||
Edward McGeeney | Mary McCoy | Arthur McCooey | Patrick McShane | Patrick Murphy | |||
Henry McKeown | Mary McCoy | Patrick McKeon | Ellen Morgan | Daniel Murray | |||
Michael McKeown | Patrick McCoy | Thomas McKeown | James Morgan | Michael Traynor | |||
James McMahon | John McDonnell | Owen McShane | Patrick Murphy | ||||
John McShane | Rose McDonnell | Ellen Morgan | Daniel Murray | ||||
John Morgan | Felix McKeon | James Morgan | Annie O'Hagan | ||||
Owen Morgan | Michael McKeon | Patrick Morgan | Mary J. Palmer | ||||
Patt Morgan | Thomas McKeon | Thomas Morgan | Bernard Traynor | ||||
Thomas Morgan | John McKeown | Daniel Murray | James Treanor | ||||
Hugh Morris | Michael McShane | Bernard Traynor | Michael Traynor | ||||
Thomas Morris | Owen McShane | Richard Hamilton | |||||
Francis Murphy | Edward Morgan | ||||||
Michael Murphy | Edward Morgan Jun | ||||||
Terence Quinn | Michael Morgan Jun | ||||||
Thomas Robb and Son | Thomas Morgan | ||||||
Eleanor Treanor | Arthur Morris | ||||||
Patt Treanor | Hugh Morris | ||||||
Thomas Treanor | James Murphy | ||||||
Michael Woods | Patrick Murphy | ||||||
Patt Woods | Bryan Myers | ||||||
Thomas Woods | Edward Quinn | ||||||
Mary Quinn | |||||||
Richard Quinn | |||||||
Thomas Robb | |||||||
Peter Toole | |||||||
Bryan Traynor | |||||||
Owen Traynor | |||||||
Thomas Traynor | |||||||
Michael Woods | |||||||
Owen Woods | |||||||
Leased land | |||||||
Owen Donnelly | |||||||
Samuel Gilmore | |||||||
George Griffin | |||||||
Mary Hughes | |||||||
Mary Keenan | |||||||
Owen Lamb | |||||||
Neill Murphy | |||||||
Edward Richard Quinn | |||||||
Michael Traynor | |||||||
Patrick Traynor |